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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO, 64 ~_ Page 6 Section 373.18 Emerging from Alley or Driveway The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any alley or driveway yield the right of way to all pedestrians approaching on such sidewalk area and upon entering the street shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on such street. Section 373.18 Carrying Articles No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the rider from keeping at least one hand upon the handle bars . Section 373.20 Hitching Prohibited No person riding any bicycle shall attach the same or himself to any bus, trackless trolley or vehicle upon the street. Section .373.21 Stolen Bicycles No person shall steal any bicycle or purposely take, ride, or operate any bicycle without consent of the owner thereof or buy or conceal any bicycle that has been sold, knowing it to have been stolen. Section 373.22 Parking (a) No prerson shall park a bicycle upon a sidewalk in such a manner so as to interfere with pedestrian traffic or endanger the property of another. (b) No person shall park a bicycle upon a roadway in such a manner as to interfere with i~ehicular traffic. Section 373.23 Lamps and Other Equipment. (a) Every bicycle when in use in night season shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type which shall be visible from all distances from 50 feet to 300 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle . A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector. Every bicycle operated upon any street during the time from one-half hour after sunset to one- half hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient natural light to render discernible persons, vehicles and substantial objects on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead shall display lights as described above. (b) No personal shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or other warning device capable of giving a signal audible for a distrance of at least 100 feet except that a bicycle shall not be equipped with nor shall any person use on a bicycle any sirenor whistle.